Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 141465.015 - Employee suffers partial finger amputation in vehicle winch

Accident Summary Nr: 141465.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 11/20/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1565697.015	11/29/2021		441110	Asbury Co Cdjr, Llc

Abstract: At 2:45 p.m. on November 20, 2021, Employee #1 was asked by a coworker to remove a winch cable from its shipping position on a vehicle. Employee #1 was holding on to the winch cable when he instructed the coworker to unwind the winch using the remote. The coworker pressed the wrong button on the remote, retracting the winch cable and Employee #1's right middle finger into the winch fairlead. The employee suffered a partial amputation to his right middle fingertip and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Cable, Fingertip, Partial Amputation, Vehicle, Winch

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1565697.015	29	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Automobile mechanics

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